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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: huisme on July 26, 2013, 06:07:11 pm

Title: First BL shorty!
Post by: huisme on July 26, 2013, 06:07:11 pm

42" tip to tip

2^1/2 inch limbs

1^3/4 inch bendy handle

No backing, self knocks.

1^1/2 inches of set just unstrung after shooting.

65~70# at 21", tillered to 25" for safety.

Some character reflex/deflex cave me trouble during tillering, but no compression fractures in this black locust  ;D It was originally an accident while I was splitting bellies, but I decided it wasn't the end for the stave. Then I noticed a looong crack in a little over half the stave, so I decided that it was going to be a shortie instead of a 3" wide recurve experiment.

(http://i.imgur.com/sfTJWal.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/oMJs3Z6.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/zZGGK1q.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/KbY8PGs.jpg)

Title: Re: First BL shorty!
Post by: mullet on July 26, 2013, 06:18:43 pm

cute bow. That is pushing the limit with BL.

Title: Re: First BL shorty!
Post by: tattoo dave on July 26, 2013, 07:04:06 pm

Looks like it worked out for you. Nice work!

Tattoo Dave

Title: Re: First BL shorty!
Post by: JonW on July 26, 2013, 07:09:15 pm

Wow! Can we see it yanked back?

Title: Re: First BL shorty!
Post by: huisme on July 27, 2013, 02:19:39 am

Mullet: yeah, I was worried at twenty inches that it was going to pop, but all that happened was the set. I think I just got lucky with a magic stave  ;D

JonW: I'm working on that, but as of yet I haven't a photographer.